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Category: 2008-2009 Season Previews

  • Sacramento Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    November 21-25 2008: The Pirates of Penzance February 27- March 3 2009: Le Nozze di Figaro May 8-12 2009: La Bohème Press Release [PDF] | Official Site

  • Israeli Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    November 2008: SalomeDecember 2008: A Journey to the End of the MillenniumJanuary – February 2009: MefistofeleFebruary- March 2009: Cunning Little VixenMarch- April 2009: La BohèmeApril- May 2009: ToscaMay- June 2009: CarmenJuly 2009: Aida Barenboim will conduct the Zeffirelli production of Aida from La Scala. The productions of La Bohème and Carmen are also by Zeffirelli.…

  • ROH’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 8- October 4 2008: Don GiovanniSeptember 16-29 2008: La fanciulla del WestSeptember 23- October 10 2008: La CalistoOctober 11-18 2008: La BohèmeOctober 23- November 11 2008: Matilde di ShabranNovember 9-24 2008: ElektraNovember 25- December 13 2008: Les Contes d'HoffmannDecember 9 2008- January 1 2009: Hänsel und GretelDecember 22- January 23 2008: TurandotJanuary 20-31 2009:…

  • Chicago Opera Theater’s 2009 Season

    April 18- May 1 2009: La Clemenza di TitoMay 2-15 2009: La Tragedie de CarmenMay 16-26 2009: Owen Wingrave Tribune Article | Official Site

  • PBO’s 2008-2009 Season

    June 8 2008: Corelli by CandlelightSeptember 13-20 2008: Myth and the Muse (Arne and Rameau)October 17-24 2008: Bach ReconstructedOctober 25 2008: An Evening at the PalaceNovember 13-16 2008: A Classic Triple (Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart)December 5-12 2008: Natale BaroccoFebruary 5-8 2009: Midwinter Magic (Mendelssohn)March 20-28 2009: Wind and WavesApril 18-25 2009: Handel's Wicked Queen (Athalia)May…

  • Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 4-20 2008: TieflandNovember 11-30 2008: Le nozze di FigaroDecember 23 2008- January 14 2009: Simon BoccanegraJanuary 3-10 2009: El retablo de Maese PedroFebruary 3-15 2009: L'incoronazione di PoppeaMarch 17- April 18 2009: Die Meistersinger von NürnbergApril 20- May 2 2009: La cabeza del BautistaMay 18- June 2 2009: FidelioJune 19- July 7 2009: SalomeJuly…

  • Sächsische Staatsoper’s 2008-2009 Season

    August 29 2008- March 26 2009: CleofideAugust 31 2008- May 16 2009: Die ZauberflöteSeptember 3 2008- July 8 2009: Der RosenkavalierSeptember 14-20 2009: Don CarloSeptember 26- October 4 2008: MacbethOctober 8-24 2008: TannhäuserOctober 10 2008- April 14 2009: TurandotOctober 11-25 2008: Il TrovatoreOctober 15-27 2008: Don GiovanniOctober 26- December 27 2008: Hänsel und GretelOctober 29…

  • Garsington Opera’s 2008 Season

    June 4- July 5 2008: L'incoronazione di DarioJune 7- July 4 2008: Così fan TutteJune 19- July 6 2008: The Rake's Progress Garsington Opera presents the British premiere of Vivaldi's L'incoronazione di Dario this summer, along with the works of Mozart and Stravinsky. 2008 Season | Official Site

  • Det Kongelige Teater’s 2008-2009 Opera Season

    September 6- October 8 2008: Der RosenkavalierSeptember 20- November 2 2008: Don CarloOctober 3 2008- January 15 2009: La TraviataOctober 4-27 2008: PartenopeOctober 6-23 2008: Opera – ind til benetOctober 18-19 2009: Die ZauberflöteNovember 13-15 2009: PhaedraDecember 7 2008- January 21 2009: WozzeckJanuary 10- February 14 2009: Brødrene LøvehjerteFebruary 11- May 14 2009: Die lustige…

  • The Met’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 22 2008: Gala September 23- October 16 2008: SalomeSeptember 24- October 9 2008: La GiocondaSeptember 27-December 19 2008: Don GiovanniOctober 3-25 2008: Lucia di LammermoorOctober 13- November 13 2008: Doctor AtomicOctober 20- November 20 2008: La TraviataOctober 24- November 22 2008: Madama Butterfly November 7- December 4 2008: La Damnation de FaustNovember 21- December…